Pool

Hi Journal, Since it is the summer time I am having a blast swimming in my pool, but with one exception I am swimming in my new mermaid tale. Today was my first day swimming in it because it took the past couple months to perfect. While I am swimming in it I hear this simple melody which is at odds with the strength I feel in my lower body. Whenever I swim I feel so powerful as if there are no limits to what I can do. When I was still recovering from my depression, art became a visual way for…

buoyant and hence, it’s absolutely low-impact. It is one of the most ideal sports for the well-being of the kids for the long-run. Although swimmers too get injured often, it is not something too severe all the time. So, when your kids are out in the pool, don’t worry much! • Kids Learn Teamwork Like any other sport, swimming also has a great team atmosphere. Your kids will, therefore, learn to work in a team and as a team. There will be other kids of the same age, they will interact with each…

concrete. Suddenly, I heard the creak of the slide and watched as a guest plunged into the water. I instinctively moved towards the struggling older guest with my safety tube outstretched, but to my relief, she emerged from the water and exited the pool. Whew! I headed back to my stand until I heard the whining of the other slide. This time the water seemed to be moving faster and a young girl was flailing her arms as she tried to surface above the water. Within seconds I jumped in with pure…

In “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, a book written by Benjamin Alire Saenz, Aristotle Mendoza and Dante Quintana are two fifteen year old boys living in El Paso, Texas. One day, when going to the pool, Aristotle, or Ari, meets Dante who offers to teach him how to swim. After this encounter, the boy’s friendship bloomed, and they grew closer and closer, putting aside their differences in personalities and developing a great relationship. In the beginning of the book,…

swimmers are blocked out, as I focus all my attention on the water. Once my teammate touches the wall, I jump off the block and the nerves that I felt before, goes away as my body pierces through the ice cold water of the St. Francis College swimming pool. Finishing my two laps and being able to out touch my opponent brought me a rush of excitement and pride. In that moment, I felt relaxed and relieved because I…

I ran up, the ball was I from of me, I grabbed it threw it to first and the batter was out. I did my job and I got the batter out. When I'm batting it can be amazing. It was during pool play, we were ahead 6-2. We have been doing great, our fielding was amazing and we were getting on base. The bases were loaded, two of the runners on the base were some of the fastest on the team. I was up to bat, the first one was a strike then a…

The crowd before me, my stage in sight, and the all too familiar scent of chlorine in the air; I live for these moments. All of the swim practices before now have been in preparation for my success in today’s meet. My vision is blue from my old plastic goggles that are now scratched from past meets and reminiscent practices. They are my good luck charm. I fidget with them, assuring for the fifth time that, yes, they are still exactly where I left them ten seconds ago. I take deep breaths, each…

One hot summer day in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, I lay outside with my Aunt Tracy’s step daughter Janessa, and cousin Jordyn who was three. Jordyn is splashing around in the freezing cold baby pool, laughing every time she would splash one of us. Of course, when we check the time it is around 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Janessa and I had been talking about hanging out with one of her friends from the area, so we texted Jillian to see what was going on tonight. The Redwood Valley fair was going on…

Nearly three hundred people filled the tranquil water before me. Children splashed each other in delight, while adults preferred to just relax and float on the surface. However, this tranquil water did not last long, as a familiar noise known as “the buzzer” sounded. The buzzer signals the wave generator to begin producing ten to fifteen-foot-high waves. In this instant, each individual is considered to be at risk for injury and it is my job, as a lifeguard, to watch over and protect them. We…

Barclays fails to win dismissal of NY 'dark pool' lawsuit is an article that I thought was interesting when it comes to business and law. It talks with reference to the two different sides and what they are trying to accomplish when it comes to the aspects of dark pools in stock markets. Stempel describes dark pools as a way of discretely trade shares, without all the investors being informed. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is bringing up a lawsuit against Barclays. Barclays is a bank that…